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Older boy's name with southern flair

Hi there, I'm new-ish around here and am expecting #3. This time around, I'm not finding anything that I love and could use some help!
We already have HughAugustinJames and GeorgianaClaireEvangeline. They go almost exclusively by Gus and Georgiana. I really like older sounding names with a southern flair (we live in the south). I like British names, too.
We don't want another G name, and our last name is similar to Shafer.

Beau was the first thing that popped into my head when I read the title. I think it stand fine on its own
I also really like- Sulivan, Edmund, Rupert, Arthur (though the last two do not feel southern to me)
Names that have a southern flair for me mostly are surname as first names or word names.

My current list for boys is: TrumanWaltGarner - I'd steer clear of -er and -s names with your surname. It can be hard, I know, as I love a lot of -er names, but I can't with my surname...Rupert - I'm on the fence with this one.Beau - I actually love this, and it's a great Southern name.Sullivan- I adore this name. I love the nickname Sully, and I think it would grow up quite well.Forrest- Love, love, love... My only reservation is the connection in the South to NathanBedfordForrest, but I don't think most people care about that anymore. I know a few Forrest's, and I think it's a wonderful, manly name. Also, it has that earthy quality.Whittaker- I'd disqualify it due to the -erArthur- Also disqualified... sorry.Edmund - I don't know why, but I really strongly dislike this name. It's one of the few names that I have a strong dislike of. Ford- I would go for this, but it makes me think of "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"Robinson - I like it, but I think it would be better as a middle name...

Whoa, there are tons of new options there. Thanks! I'll have to sort through them and run a few past my husband.
I agree with the ends-in-r names. I keep telling my husband how difficult our last name is Thanks for the input!